Corner Of Crenshaw And Slauson In South LA To Be Renamed After Nipsey Hussle
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard has a new name.
The Los Angeles City Council adjourned its regular meeting Friday in memory of Nipsey Hussle after approving a motion to rename the South L.A. intersection of in honor of the slain rapper.
City Councilman Marqueece Harris Dawson introduced the motion to rename the Crenshaw-Slauson intersection as "Ermias 'Nipsey Hussle' Asghedom Square."
The motion to rename the intersection was prompted by a Change.org petition that got nearly 500,000 signatures.
Fans of the performer filled the chamber Friday and expressed their support for the motion, as members Hussle's familyincluding his father, Dawit Asghedom, looked on.
The intersection is the closest to The Marathon Clothing store, where the 33-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper was shot to death in the parking lot on March 31.
The rapper was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Friday in a private ceremony.